View out from the lounge

Over the Takaka Hill and Into Golden Bay

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March 19th 2022
We have a reasonable distance ahead of us today as we move camp over the Takaka Hill and into Golden Bay ready for a trip out to Farewell Spit tomorrow. But first we need to travel via Richmond on the outskirts of Nelson where we are meeting up with Gretchen’s brother Chris and his wife Marilyn (hereafter in this blog to be known as C&M to shorten the typing process when their names come up) ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more